Today, there is a small, but growing, number of under-represented minority
mathematicians in academia, government laboratories and industry. The third
IMA Career Workshop on Minorities and Applied Mathematics will focus on the
problems that confront researchers in the early to mid-career stages of their
professional development. The workshop will offer tutorials with practical applications
and provide opportunities for networking. A limited number of general interest
technical talks will be presented. Senior professionals will provide insight
on things they wish someone had told them before they left graduate school,
some of the surprises they found upon entering the workplace, and how they managed
to overcome the difficulties encountered. These talks are intended to provide
an operational and constructive framework for direct interaction and discussion
among workshop participants. Small breakout groups will allow for further exploration
of ideas, which will then be shared with the entire group. In addition, poster
sessions will showcase the work of selected attendees. The workshop will target
mathematicians at various stages of their careers, including graduate students,
recent PhDs, early career folks, as well as, senior scientists.